How to uninstall/remove existing antivirus program

Modified on: Fri, 23 Mar, 2018 at 3:07 PM

Having two or more antivirus running on your computer at the same time causes a conflict and can slowdown or crash your computer. If VIPRE installation process is unable to automatically uninstall other antivirus program, below are instructions for removing any other antivirus program through Windows and through the appropriate program's removal tool.

Uninstalling a program through Windows

Windows XP - Click Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

Windows Vista/7 - Click Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a Program or Programs and Features.

Windows 8 - From the Start Menu (Tiles Screen), type "Control" and a search will come up as you are typing. Click the Control Panel option, then Uninstall a Program or Programs and Features.

Windows 10 - From the search bar on the bottom left of the screen, type "Control" and a search will come up as you are typing. Click the Control Panel option, then Uninstall a Program or Programs and Features.

Once you have this window open, locate the application you with to remove and highlight it. Now click Remove or Uninstall.

If uninstalling of any antivirus program is unsuccessful, you may need to use the removal tool that is provided by the antivirus program's manufacturer. A list of removal tools have been provided below.

Conflicting Software Removal Tools

Note: These removal tools are not provided by Threat Track Security and support is provided by the product's vendor (Support links provided)